I have never been to the range mentioned here, but at my range, there is no prohibition of loading mags while the line is cold. You just cannot handle your firearm during a cease-fire
You gotta' remember we're talking about a public range where any goof can walk in there and start banging away. The next step after loading a magazine is to slap it into a gun and who knows if the guy loading the magazine is trained, untrained, or a total idiot who just bought the gun 30 minutes ago and has never been to the range in his life. There are several ways to get yourself in deep trouble with a gun. One is to assume that you are always 100% safe and you don't need no stinking rules. Another is to assume that ANYBODY else at the range is safe!
i know its upsetting but their are rules they go by to. so i would just leave it alone
I believe those are the rules at the DNR ranges. Check the posted rules or the sign in card, I could be wrong. In fact at a lot of ranges you may not touch anything to do with the guns and stand behind a line as long as someone is down range.
i too hate public ranges because i hate shooting around people i dont know.